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Understanding Hepatitis: Types, Symptoms, and Prevention

Explore the various types of hepatitis, its symptoms, routes of infection, and methods of treatment. Learn about the importance of vaccination and how to protect yourself against this liver inflammation virus.

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Understanding Hepatitis: Types, Symptoms, and Prevention

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  1. The Many Faces of Hepatitis By: Brandon Schoeller

  2. Background Information • Word breakdown • Hepato=liver and itis=inflammation • Virus that inflames the liver • RNA virus that has many routes or entering • Many types, but main ones are • A, B, C, and Non A and Non B • Non A and Non B are sisters of C

  3. Epidemiology • Prevalent throughout the world • More focused in under developed or overcrowded countries • China • Africa • One of the many reasons why people must be vaccinated ahead of time

  4. Routes of Infection • Hepatitis A • Eat or drink anything contaminated by stool of the infected or in contact with stool or blood of the infected • Hepatitis B • Blood transfusions, direct blood contact with infected, tattoo that was applied with unsterile materials, shared personal items • Hepatitis C (Including Non A and Non B) • Same as those of Hepatitis B, also includes those who have been on long term kidney dialysis

  5. Methods of Human Resistance • Being a viral infection, best thing to do is be vaccinated • Receive titers and checkups and make sure vaccination is up to date. • While this doesn’t completely eliminate the chance of infection, it surely helps prevent a lot of cases

  6. Clinical Symptoms • Hepatitis A • Dark urine, fatigue, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, pale or clay colored stool, jaundice(yellow skin) • Hepatitis B • Same as Hepatitis A, but could also include muscle and joint aches • Hepatitis C(along with Non A and Non B) • Same as A and B, but could also include swelling and pain in the abdomen

  7. Methods of Treatment • Plenty of bed rest, lots of fluids, and eat healthy foods • Antiviral Medications such as Ribavirin to combat the viral infetctions • No real specific treatment, body must combat it • Worst cases involve liver transplant of damaged or infected liver

  8. Questions! • 1. What are the five main common types of Hepatitis? • A, B, C and Non A and Non B • 2. What are some of the ways that each of the Hepatitis’ can infect a person? • Direct contact with body fluids, sharing of personal items, coming in contact with an infected person • 3. True or False. A person can never get over Hepatitis. • False, some immune systems can fight off the infection and allow the person to get back to normal

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